Marnus Labuschagne needs to be reminded that he is a class act: Adam Gilchrist

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne had an average of around 105 and over 500 runs in three matches at the Optus Stadium with a double Ton and a century. But the batter failed to deliver in the first Test against India and came up with scores of two and three runs in the inaugural Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. With his dismal performance, the talks of dropping him ahead of the Adelaide Test have started churning out.

But the former Australia wicketkeeper-batter, Adam Gilchrist, has backed the right-handed batter to come good in the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide. Gilchrist cited the good performance Labuschagne has showcased over the years and while not forgetting his contributions, he termed him as the “class act”. It is worth noting that Australia have never lost a Day-Night encounter.

"I'm sure the people around him are already doing this but he needs to be reminded that he is a class act. He's got a game that has been able to tolerate and withstand everything that the cricketing world has presented, and he's dominated for a number of years," said Gilchrist in a discussion with Nine's Wide World of Sports.

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Its about not letting any self-doubt creep in: Gilchrist

Labuschagne and his struggle against the Indian pace attack in Perth was evident as he opened his account on the 24th ball he faced and ended up with two runs after facing 52 deliveries. Gilchrist noted that the 30-year-old is going too defensive and added that even the best of the players undergo a rough patch and self-doubt should not creep in. 

"Most players that have played long enough will have been in this situation at some point in time, and it's about not letting any self-doubt creep in and understanding you don't lose that skill you don't lose that edge -- [and] certainly not in a short space of time," Gilchrist explained.